HomeServicesBlogDictionariesContactSpanish Course
Home › Dictionary › English › Whitlow
← Back to search

Meaning of Whitlow | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈʍɪt.loʊ

Definitions

  1. An infection near or under the cuticle of a fingernail or toenail.
  2. A surname.
  3. A locality in the Gwydir council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia.

Equivalents

العربية الداحس دَاحِس
Català paroníquia
Cymraeg bystwn ewinor gwlithen
Deutsch Nagelgeschwür Panaritium Umlauf
Ελληνικά παρωνυχία
Esperanto paroniĥio
Español panadizo
Français panaris
Galego formigo
Italiano giradito patereccio
日本語 瘭 瘭疽
Nederlands fijt panaritium
Polski zastrzał
Português panarício paroníquia unheiro
Română panarițiu
Русский панари́ций

Examples

“'Twas a bad leg allowed me to read the Pilgrim's Progress, and Mark Clark learnt All-Fours in a whitlow.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
See all B1 English words →

See also

whitlow grass Whitlows whitlowwort Whitman Whitman County Whitman's sampler

Learn this word in context

See Whitlow used in real conversations inside our free language course.

Start Free Course

Know this word better than we do? Language is a living thing — help us keep it growing. Collaborate with Babel Free